American kills Pakistani in ‘self defence’: police

An American man shot dead a Pakistani motorcycle rider in a street in Lahore city on Thursday, a senior police official told AFP, claiming that he fired his pistol in self defence.

“The American national told us he was driving his vehicle and stopped at a traffic signal. He saw motorcycle riders and one pulled out a pistol. The man told us he then pulled out his pistol and fired in self-defence,” Lahore police chief Aslam Tarin told AFP.

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“One of the motorcycle riders died and the second was injured,” he added.

“He’s an American national. He’s in our custody and we are investigating.”

A second Pakistani man was killed a short time later when a car from the US consulate in Lahore hit two pedestrians at the scene of the shooting, Tarin added.

“One person died in the accident,” Tarin said.

Television footage showed that a crowd had gathered at the scene of the incidents, setting tyres on fire in protest.

The US embassy in Islamabad could not immediately be reached for comment.

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